About This Artwork
Greece, Northern Sporades Islands, Skíros
Pillow Cover17th century
Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk in running (pattern darning), satin, and stem stitches; border of cut and drawn work embroidered with silk in darning stitches and overcast bars; edged with silk in buttonhole picots with attached tassels; backed with linen, plain weave
39.8 x 38.9 cm (15 5/8 x 15 1/4 in.)
Gift of Burton Y. Berry, 1953.54
Textiles
Not on Display